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Looking to purchase new dinnerware.
Corelle is good and reliable however I prefer the modern look of other brands.
Any advice?
Thanks for your help! :o)
J
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Try the Corelle web site. It seems as if you want durability and I'm sure the designers at Corelle attempt to keep up with the times. I've always liked the durability and quality of Mikasa brand dinnerware. Another suggestion would be the "Crate and Barrell" website or retail locations which are usually in the larger shopping malls. Target and I think WalMart carry a brand called "Mainstays" which is reasonably priced, modern or traditional and I find them to be very durable and have had my current set for over six years. Good price, good quality and not plastic! Good luck!
Try the Corelle web site. It seems as if you want durability and I'm sure the designers at Corelle attempt to keep up with the times. I've always liked the durability and quality of Mikasa brand dinnerware. Another suggestion would be the "Crate and Barrell" website or retail locations which are usually in the larger shopping malls. Target and I think WalMart carry a brand called "Mainstays" which is reasonably priced, modern or traditional and I find them to be very durable and have had my current set for over six years. Good price, good quality and not plastic! Good luck!
What specific products are good ideas for a wedding registry?
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What things from your wedding registry did you love and still use? Or, what specific products do you wish you had put on your registry (or just gotten as a gift)? (Or, maybe think of the products you've purchased that were the best investments.)
Please be specific (include the brand and product name). For example, "I love my Dyson Ball" instead of "a vacuum cleaner".
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Stirling silver flat-wear: Don't go for "place settings" which involve unnecessary pieces like teaspoons that you still pay full price for. Get a dinner knife and a dinner fork, either a soup spoon or a salad fork (depending on which is your custom for a second course at formal three-course meals) and a dessert spoon. Eight and twelve, the usual number of place settings, are an awkward number to seat at a formal table, so go for six, ten or fourteen place settings instead. Register for them at an established stable high-end store so that they will still be around when you need to add more pieces: Birks if you are in Canada, Tiffany's in the States, Harrod's in the U.K. Choose a not-too-ornate pattern that will survive changing styles: http://www.birks.com/en/featured/Home-Gifts/Sterling-Silver-Flatware/g990/4316
Fine china dinnerware: choose an established china house such as Royal Doulton, Lenox or Portmeiron. Unlike silver, china often comes with a price break if you by a place setting, so it is worth it even if it includes unnecessary pieces. You will need a dinner plate, either a soup or salad plate, and either a dessert plate or a fruit nappy. A general rule is, two out of your three dinner-wear sets -- silver, crystal and china -- should be plain, and one fancy; or two fancy and one plain. Choose a pattern with longevity: http://www.lenox.com/pattern/index.cfm?fuseaction=patDetail&cmCatid=e1242&wid=1&patId=504 is a classic as is http://www.lenox.com/pattern/index.cfm?fuseaction=patDetail&cmCatid=e1242&wid=1&patId=375; but this is a gamble and after a couple of decades www.replacements.com becomes your best friend. The only pattren that seems eternal is Royal doulton's Old Country Roses http://www.royaldoulton.com/GB/Tableware/specials/IOLCOR00840/20+piece+set
Crystal: There's no point in buying anything but Waterford. They maintain their pattern lines in the long term and are (relatively) stable. Choose a traditional pattern like marquis or Lismore http://na.wwrd.com/ae/us/drinkware+bar/wine-glasses/icat/wine_wf/. If you can't bring yourself to pay their prices, you can probably gamble on Crystal D'arques whos crystal is of a much much lower quality, but at least their Longchamps pattern is stable http://www.cristaldarquesparis.co.uk/Templates/FicheProduit.aspx?IDReferenceCommercial=30645. Or get a generic pattern such as cross-and-olive or pinwheel, that is available from many different vendors.
The only appliance I would consider "heirloom quality" and appropriate for a registry is a kitchenaid stand mixer: http://www.kitchenaid.ca/flash.cmd?/#/en/page/home
Stirling silver flat-wear: Don't go for "place settings" which involve unnecessary pieces like teaspoons that you still pay full price for. Get a dinner knife and a dinner fork, either a soup spoon or a salad fork (depending on which is your custom for a second course at formal three-course meals) and a dessert spoon. Eight and twelve, the usual number of place settings, are an awkward number to seat at a formal table, so go for six, ten or fourteen place settings instead. Register for them at an established stable high-end store so that they will still be around when you need to add more pieces: Birks if you are in Canada, Tiffany's in the States, Harrod's in the U.K. Choose a not-too-ornate pattern that will survive changing styles: http://www.birks.com/en/featured/Home-Gifts/Sterling-Silver-Flatware/g990/4316
Fine china dinnerware: choose an established china house such as Royal Doulton, Lenox or Portmeiron. Unlike silver, china often comes with a price break if you by a place setting, so it is worth it even if it includes unnecessary pieces. You will need a dinner plate, either a soup or salad plate, and either a dessert plate or a fruit nappy. A general rule is, two out of your three dinner-wear sets -- silver, crystal and china -- should be plain, and one fancy; or two fancy and one plain. Choose a pattern with longevity: http://www.lenox.com/pattern/index.cfm?fuseaction=patDetail&cmCatid=e1242&wid=1&patId=504 is a classic as is http://www.lenox.com/pattern/index.cfm?fuseaction=patDetail&cmCatid=e1242&wid=1&patId=375; but this is a gamble and after a couple of decades www.replacements.com becomes your best friend. The only pattren that seems eternal is Royal doulton's Old Country Roses http://www.royaldoulton.com/GB/Tableware/specials/IOLCOR00840/20+piece+set
Crystal: There's no point in buying anything but Waterford. They maintain their pattern lines in the long term and are (relatively) stable. Choose a traditional pattern like marquis or Lismore http://na.wwrd.com/ae/us/drinkware+bar/wine-glasses/icat/wine_wf/. If you can't bring yourself to pay their prices, you can probably gamble on Crystal D'arques whos crystal is of a much much lower quality, but at least their Longchamps pattern is stable http://www.cristaldarquesparis.co.uk/Templates/FicheProduit.aspx?IDReferenceCommercial=30645. Or get a generic pattern such as cross-and-olive or pinwheel, that is available from many different vendors.
The only appliance I would consider "heirloom quality" and appropriate for a registry is a kitchenaid stand mixer: http://www.kitchenaid.ca/flash.cmd?/#/en/page/home
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